01-22-03 PC's: Nina Reynolds, Beau, Ryumyo Location: Belle Isle Park Summary: Beau slips and knocks himself unconcious and Nina walks off with Ryumyo to talk about the bouncer that Raul murdered. Parking Lot--Belle Isle Park You are in a parking lot that can hold about thirty vehicles. The parking lot is not lit by any light poles at night, nor does there seem to be any electricity anywhere on the island. The parking lot is on the furthest southwest portion of the island and signs spaced liberally explain that no motor vehicles are permitted outside the parking lot, that no littering will be tolerated and no defiling of the land or animals in any shape, way or fashion will be permitted. Any breaking of these guidelines will result with the immediate attack by magical means by those upon the premises and authorized by the UCAS government. A Long sleek black car rolls into the Lot Its lights dim slightly as the car enters, its flamed paintjob shines of a carlovers love, it parks and the engine winds down the turbo's. The security system comes alive. A Tall human man steps out, A cloak covers his body. A Fluresant Blue glows from the hood weirdly tho. Nina Reynolds is standing a bit off the parking lot in the darkness. Without any light poles around the parking the only illumination is from the lights of the city refelecting down off the winter clouds above or peakings of the moon through the clouds for brief moments. A chilly and freezing Detroit winter night and for some reason this woman in her late twenties is out alone is seems on an island frequently forgotten by law enforcement on its patrols. Nina is leaning up against a tree and looking out over the water near a foot path that leadsd in that direction. Beau steps out of the T-bird, and closes the door behind him. Nina Reynolds turns to examine the vehicle which just drove in, curiosity without noisiness on her behalf. Beau smiles to The Car.. "Lock her up Saavy." The car's voice, Female chirps up in a distored computer type voice.. "Security systems engaged." Nina Reynolds turns away from the man and his car and slightly pushes off the tree where she leans and rests and moves up off the parking area up the path near where she stands. You leave the parking lot and walk up one of the many dirt paths on the island. (OOC: Don't assume you see the people in the next room, it's a large island). Belle Isle Park You are on a large heavily wooded island. This island is in the prime of natural condition, shielded from acid rain by some unknown force, the vegetation here is thriving as good or better than when the frist Europeans found their way to Michigan and stripped the land of all the trees for lumber to make their houses back in New England. Small dirt foot paths snake around this island, offering several routes of travel over the 1/4 km east to west wide by 1 km north to south long island. Any knowledge what so ever of the arts of shamanic magic will quickly inform someone looking over this island that it is a center for shamanic worship. Totems have been errected at various places on the island, circles of stones, wood carvings and bones marking off locations where meditating shamans sit cross legged. Animals thrive on this island like no other place near Detroit, there is an abdundence of Bear, wolf, deer, racoon, snake, raven, eagle, owl and other Michigan native creatures. Obvious exits: Path Parking Lot Beau steps down onto the Path, the hood of his cloak still glowing but now it is bright green. Illuminating the path for him he looks around carefuly watching where he walks trying not to disturb anything in the sanctuary. Nina Reynolds's hands are in the pockets of her trenchcoat as she slowly walks up the path, nearly pitch black from the thick shade of the pine trees in this area she walks slowly, without flashlight or aid of moonlight here. Beau deep voice is fairly loud in the silence of the island.. "Nice night for a walk no?" he offers the lady as he passes you note the green glow is indeed his eyes, and as he looks up at you the eyes move from bright green to fluresant pink.. He offers a curt smile as he passes. Nina Reynolds steps to the side and stops as Beau walks past her, offering him a polite smile while basked in the glow of his eyes, "That it is, a short walk anyway," and she lets him pass and continue on down the trail before she turns again and continues on, for the moment following him.. though she knows not which path he will or may split off from when he gets out of her sight. Nina Reynolds is walking very slow, almost as if in deep thought. Beau nods lightly as he steps over infront of her.. "Its amazing.. Never really understood magic, But if you think.. If everyone were Mage's or Shamans.. Then maybe We'd still have a lot of the forests we have already lost, you know?" Beau offers up in thought halfway down the path. Nina Reynolds doesn't respond, considering the strangers comment a rhetorical comment, she just trudges along slowly, looking and examing things around her in silence. Beau moves further down his eyes now lighting the way in red. Beau wanders down a narrow path near the far northern tip of the island. From Path , Beau calls ""*You hear a loud Yell followed by a nice sounding smack or bang of some sort. A Mugging Maybe?*" You paged Beau with 'You want me to come over there so you can witness my invisibility +rolling etc?'. Beau pages: Your right.. I trust you. 3 From: Nina Reynolds At: Thu Aug 8 03:22:10 2002 (Conn) Fldr : 7 Status: Read Safe To : Nina Reynolds, Scipio Subject: Foci & Fetish @desc's --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spell Category Focus (Force 5 - Illusion) Naval Piercing This is a simple naval piercing made of silver. It appears that its surface has been treated with a holographic coating because it shifts and swirls slightly as if the metal contains a fluid watery substance within. Improved Invisibilty Fetish Toe Ring This is a simple silver band designed to be worn on a persons toe. Etchings scetch across its surface in a simple and basic pattern, like a continuous wave around its circumfrence. Silence Fetish Ring This is a simple silver/pewter ring without a lot of value looking to it. It looks like perhaps a ring that can be picked up from a renfest for under twenty nuyen. Physical Mask Fetish Wooden Bead Necklace This is a simple and plain looking wooden necklace made of 1/2 cenemeter small wooden beads that are green, brown and dark blue, alternating around its length. Trid Phantasm Fetish Wire Frame Glasses These are simple wire frame glasses with what appears to be a very very weak perscription. They're probably meant mostly for reading. A lightweight alloy wire frame and nothing that fancy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- <> Nina is +rolling vs TN 4 for Improved Invisibility. Sorcery 3 + 3 Spell Pool + 2 from Power Focus. TN 4 -1 etish = TN 3. 8 dice vs TN 3. Nina Reynolds rolls 8 dice against a TN 3: 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 (6 successes) <> Above force was 2. <> Nina's Drain: 3M Stun, willpower 6 + 3 from power foci = 9 dice TN 3. Nina Reynolds rolls 9 dice against a TN 3: 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 10 (7 successes) Nina Reynolds says, "No drain." Ryumyo leaves the parking lot and walks down one of the -many- dirt paths on this island. (OOC: Don't assume you even know this person is here, it's a large island). You wander down a narrow path near the far northern tip of the island. Secluded Beach A small crescent of white sand is nestled in the comforting green enviroment of the park. It's the perfect spot to sit and relax, and a ring of stones with the remains of many a campfire seems to indicate that many others have had the same notion over the years. Contents: Beau Ryumyo Ryumyo wanders onto the beach from a narrow path in the woods. Beau lays on riverfront up the path a bit.. Its hard to tell from where you are but he lays motionless, it looked like he tripped Nina Reynolds has made her way up the path towards the sounds of the 'mugging', calling upon her art to conceal herself in a wavering dull shimmer of nothingness and then her body completely melds from view, nothing more than a mear thought of what was standing there on the path remains as she withdraws her narcoject pistol and creeps forward on the path, slipping her vision into the astral plane to seek out the person in trouble or the cause of the noise ahead. Beau Is Unconcious laying still blood comming from a cut on his head.. He Seems to have tripped on one rock and landed on another. Ryumyo slowly walks out of the park heading down the path to the beach. His head is dropped low as he looks mostly at the groud infront of him. His hair has fallen down infront of his face covering it up completely as the wind doesn't blow at all. His hands reach around to pull the front of the robe that he has on at the moment closed keeping out some of the cold. From under his hair a bright neon blue glow can be seen from about where his eyes should be. Nina Reynolds spiese Beau's still form and figures he either tripped or was abducted by an unseen person in the area and thus she looks around with her vision still in the astral plane.. and that's when she picks up on Ryumyo's aura rather near her position and recognizes it. She turns and moves in his direction as she still looks around for Beau's assailent, perhaps someone is invisible or using a Ruthenium suit to conceal themselves in the area. When she gets more near Ryumyo Nina calls quietly from about four meters away, "Ryu.. its Mist. I'm invisible. There's a guy over there on the ground, I'm not sure if he was mugged or what. Can you check him out? I'll stay invisible in case it is an ambush.. chill?" Beau stirrs slightly.. groaning, not moving much. His eyes much duller than before. Ryumyo pages: Ryu's aura is looking on the astral as well. If you can tell( your call) he's not doing so good. Strong feelings of sorrow are all around him. Nina Reynolds adds quietly to Ryu, "If we can assist him, I'd like to spend some time with you.. a moment between friends." Ryumyo doesn't really look her way that much not wanting to blow her cover. He nods a few times as he turns to make his way closer to Beau, his vision on the astral as well from the time he walked out on to the beach. Stopping a meter or so from Beau, Ryu kneels down resting his arms on the tops of his legs. "Are you ok sir?" he ask from under his hair that is still infront of his face. Nina Reynolds stalks forward quietly, keeping her vision in the astral to examine Beau's color of emotions and as well as shifting to look around for signs of other people hiding in perhaps an ambush or hiding after the alleged mugging. Beau Groans a little and nods sitting up a little with some pain.. "Yeh.. oh boy.." he says between groans.. "That was a trip and a half if i do say so myself." he smiles sheepishly.. Rather embarrassed. Ryumyo's hair lets out a slight bit of the glowing eyes that hide behind them as he moves a little bit. "Did someone attack you?" he ask in a short sentance still resting his arms on the tops of his legs. Beau shakes his head... "Nope.. Just darn tripped over this rock here.. " He grins again shaking his head in disbelief. Nina Reynolds watches close over Beau as he speaks, trying to determine the darker hues of desception or not and then when she feels he's telling the truth she drops her invisibilty and wavers into view like a de-cloaking klingon ship, reaching behind and holstering her narcoject pistol to the small of her back again as she comes into view. Ryumyo says, "Rolling aura assessment. I'm about 1 meter, but this is a magicly active place. TN 4" Beau ahs as Nina arrives.. "Uh Thanks for the concern Tho. I appreciate it.." He whips a Handkercheif from his pocket and wipes the blood from his face.. He smiles slightly. Tucking it into his pocket. Ryumyo rolls 5 dice against a TN 4: 2 2 3 4 4 (2 successes) Ryumyo rolls 5 dice against a TN 3: 4 5 5 7 10 (5 successes) Ryumyo says, "2nd was Aura reading/auras complement skill. 4 successes." Beau says, "okay so what do i tell you?" Beau is blind dumd when it comes to most magic stuff Nina Reynolds says, "I should perhaps roll instead of just posing it.. rolling Aura Reading now." Nina Reynolds rolls 2 dice against a TN 4: 2 4 (1 success) Ryumyo says, "1 success = general state of health, general emotional state, magical class if awakened, and if you know the aura or not." Ryumyo says, "4 successes: All the above + general location of implants, general diagnosis for any diseases or toxins, exact emotional state, any astral signatures such as foci and what not." Beau aura shows a general bump on the noggin nothin to worry about.. He seems quiet happy at the moment, exstatic about something that has recently happened infact and he is not awakened. He has an obvious cyber arm Wires Titanium lacing, strength enhancer and cyber eyes with thermo. Nina Reynolds crouches down Ryu and Beau now, "The footing here by the rocks is rather tricky sir, you want some help up?" Ryumyo still crouches holding the front of his robe shut still trying to keep out the cold. "Don't worry about it. It's what we live for." he says as his voice almost seems to be picking up in spirts as he looks at Beau from the astral. Beau smiles.. His eyes glow a calm see blue now.. "Please.. Sorry to disturb you from your respective peace's." he smiles offering his best appology. Beau he holds out his hand to each hoping for a lift up. Ryumyo lets go of his robe with his right hand and takes ahold of his. "Up you go now." he says as he pulls on it helping the man to his feet. As he does his hair falls away from his face letting out view of a slight smile below his glowing eyes. "I thought it would rather odd for someone to try to mug someone around here. This place most of the time is rather peacefull." Beau nods.. "I've got to watch where I'm going next time.. Thank you.. I dont think there are many people left like you guys in this town, Most would have saw e and pillaged all they could.." Nina Reynolds grimices, "I can attest to your concerns of safety, here though on the island is a rather substaintial contengent of magical beings, awakened and otherwise which all agree in keeping the peace so a location of solitude and refuge can be obtained and maintained. It would be a very foolish person to begin a mugging campaign or other silliness on this island." Beau smiles.. "Thats pretty interesting.. I didn't know this place was even here." Ryumyo looks to Nina soon after the man speaks. As the man takes to his feet he replaces his hand to hold his robe closed. "Funny you would say that sir. I say the same thing about this woman every time I see her." he says as a smile can be seen just before his hair falls infront of his face once again covering it for the most part like long straight hair does some times. Looking back to Beau as he speaks he comments "Then I hope you will respect this place as much as everyone else does?" Nina Reynolds takes a step back, holding her armored trenchcoat around her more snuggly and then reaching up to snug down her wool cap around her ears some more and then her gloved hands go back into her coat pockets as she offers a silent statue immitation during the conversation now, a supportive figure beside Ryumyo. Not daunting or threatening, just a wall flower. Beau nods.. "Sure thing.. I love places like this.. I wouldn't dare harm it." Nina Reynolds shivers just a touch and then reaches in her coat and pulls out a thick flask from inside and screws off the top for a healthy swig and then an, "Aaahh," and offers it to Ryumyo, "Hot chocolate?" Ryumyo offers a nod to Beau after hearing his slight views on the area. "This whole area is a one of a kind place it seems around where we all live." he offers out turning from Beau to look back at the park. As he does the glow in his eyes fade away bringing back his pupils. Looking over Nina for a small moment he he pulls his robe closed a bit more and shakes his head. "No thank you, maybe in a little bit." he says as the bubble in his voice from a moment ago seems to be slowly fading away once again. Nina Reynolds caps the flask and tucks it away again in the inside pocket next to her chest and then snugs into the coat once more, "I came out for a quiet walk, to contemplate the flow of the water around the island and to think upon the obstinate form of this island refusing to give way to the constant and patient forces of the currents around it." Beau listens to them speak.. watching them both with interest Ryumyo goes on looking at Nina while she talks, looking away to the river as she talks about it. "This is a great place to come to think about things. It's always rather packed however." he says as he looks up to the sky and around them as if people or things are all around. Returning his look to the river he goes on "During the summer I come out here with my hoverboard and skim out into the water on it. It's alot of fun." his voice gives off the idea that he is remembering a single event doing just that. Beau has disconnected. Nina Reynolds nods with a shiver and a grin, 'It's hard to imagine it being warm here when the wind is cutting into us like it is and the ice is built up on the shore like this.. standing shin deep in snow is blocking my imagination," she grins and offers Ryu a small poke with a gloved finger and then she looks to Beau, "Sir, if you think you'll be alright, may I still my friend here away from you for a while?" Nina Reynolds has to log off in 20 minutes. :-( Ryumyo understands. Ryumyo says, "But I'm not happy about it!! ;)" Nina Reynolds snugs. Ryumyo looks Nina as he pulls away from the poke "Ouch.." he says jokingly. Looking to Beau he waves a slight wave and turns to walk away with Nina. "What can I do for you?" he ask once away from ear shot from Beau. Nina Reynolds moves along with Ryu, following her footprints in the shin deep snow back up into the heart of the island where the thick pines protect and shelter from the winds and lessens the depth of the snow, "Are you okay hun? Not to prod, but I sensed perhaps you were a bit in the duldrums." You wander down the narrow path, heading deeper into Belle Isle Park. Belle Isle Park You are on a large heavily wooded island. This island is in the prime of natural condition, shielded from acid rain by some unknown force, the vegetation here is thriving as good or better than when the frist Europeans found their way to Michigan and stripped the land of all the trees for lumber to make their houses back in New England. Small dirt foot paths snake around this island, offering several routes of travel over the 1/4 km east to west wide by 1 km north to south long island. Any knowledge what so ever of the arts of shamanic magic will quickly inform someone looking over this island that it is a center for shamanic worship. Totems have been errected at various places on the island, circles of stones, wood carvings and bones marking off locations where meditating shamans sit cross legged. Animals thrive on this island like no other place near Detroit, there is an abdundence of Bear, wolf, deer, racoon, snake, raven, eagle, owl and other Michigan native creatures. Obvious exits: Path Parking Lot Ryumyo wanders into the park from a narrow path near the beach. Ryumyo follows Nina down the path not really caring where his cold feet go as he just means to stay next to Nina. "Yeah I'm ok. I just did a little looking into on that..bouncer we talked about last night. I read in the online paper today that his funeral was tonight. It was over a few hours ago. I went to it, I don't kow if it was proper or not. But I did." he goes on not letting anything be said between his thoughts. "You know we don't really have to talk about this. I'm sure you don't really care what has me down." Nina Reynolds walks along slowly beside Ryumyo, occasionaly lightly bumping into his shoulder because of footing, or because she insists on walking so close to him right now. Nina listens and looks up with short glances to him as he talks, "I most certainly DO care about what has you down right now. I think I'd be really bad upset if someone I was working with did what he did.. and keep second guessing myself that maybe I could have done something better or different to prevent it. I've been thinking about it all day as well. I think that guy is the problem and would have found an excuse to kill no matter what you did. He's a real loose cannon and a terrible person to be around. I just hope being close to Heidi doesn't mean I have to be around this other guy." Ryumyo keeps his face looking down, his hair covering it and his hands holding his thick robe closed around him. "He is a wild cannon. And I haven't spooken with Heidi in a long time. I'm not for sure if the two are friends or not." he doesn't say much else either because he can't think of anything, or his thoughts are running ramped. Nina Reynolds bumps lightly again into Ryumyo's shoulder and then sighs, "Sorry, it's hard to walk, you mind?" and she then slips her forearm up around his own so that he can offer a 'lead' to her walking through the snow, though strangly the footprints in the snow they are following (her prints) are far spaced apart, as if she may have been running over this area moments before. Nina Reynolds says, "You get last pose.. include fade away if you want and I'll log off." Ryumyo looks to Nina for only a moment as she ask "Mind?" he begins before she grabs his arm. "Oh, ummm..no..no not at all." he says as the go on following the foot steeps leading down the path. Log off